Questioning Homeschool

I Did Not Teach my Children the Alphabet

In Case You’re Looking for Thanksgiving Ideas…
I’ve been in denial about winter holidays. I’m still reeling from skipping a whole season. It was fall when I left Texas. It’s winter here. Seriously. With cold and snow and everything. I even bought an ice scraper. I’d completely forgotten about such a necessity. My sister offered to host Thanksgiving, so I don’t have to get the pile of paint cans out

Homestead
When I mentioned how much I like old farmhouses, my husband said, “Oh, that’s what we have!” He’s funny. Our new house doesn’t have the charm I referred to. The Homestead The jerry-built shed is nothing like an old barn. Very few items date back to the time the nearby canning kitchen was in operation: a couple of doors and the window over the kitchen sink. Those items are my favorite. They remind me of simpler times. Times whe

One Birthday Tradition
I chose one thing. One birthday tradition we all enjoy. Today it pulls me from bed before the sun. Usually I create at night after the children plod to their beds, but last night I fell asleep in the arms of my husband. He came home just in time. His vow true. Today a beautiful little girl turns six, so I measure and stir and pour in the quiet to make a cake chosen weeks ago. Sunshine flipped through a well-worn magazine Grandma found at a yard sale, a whole book of cakes cut from simple shapes. The page with an artist palette was marked not only in the book, but in my memory. I had the same cake as a little girl!

Two Months Alone
The conversation began with a different question. Usually, it’s something related to science or the meaning of word. This night the churning in a young man’s soul surprised me: Mom, do you feel divorced? For sixteen years I have never been apart from the man who taught me

Wordless Wednesday- Mesmerized
Sunshine tugged me through exhibits at the Kimbell Art Museum until she was arrested. Mesmerized by the largest painting she’s ever seen. The oil paint glowed only to reflect the delight in her eyes.